Congrats on the race! I feel like the temperatures absolutely played a role. Personally, with the temp and dew point listed (temp = 77 and dew point = 72; T+D of 149), I can typically see my pace effected by as much as 15 to 30 seconds per mile. That means to put your May 10K of ideal conditions against this one we get the following:
May - 1:08 (10:58 min/mile)
August - 1:09:57 (11:16 min/mile) with heat adjustment is a 1:06-1:08.
So looks like to me you're in better racing shape today than May when taking the difference of weather conditions into account. Well done!
Well thanks! That makes me feel a little better. Hopefully I'll get better conditions for my 10-miler in a few weeks?
Like maybe temps will suddenly drop into, say, high-50s with no humidity? A girl can dream.
Congrats "Lauren"!
I legit think she was mad at me for ignoring her.
Sorry?
The commentators are so annoying this year - I'm getting a little tired of it
But I've still been watching everything I can, so there's that.
Yeah...you didn't ask but my reviews on the commentators...
Overall I don't really like the primetime gymnastics commentators that much. I like Tim Daggett because I think he really knows what he is talking about - I know people find him over-critical but I think he just points out things that the judges are also looking for, so it sort of helps explain the scoring (which I keep thinking I have a handle on, but I don't). I don't like Al Trautwig AT ALL, he's like the cheesy cliche guy of the group and says some pretty questionable stuff every once in awhile. I really like Nastia Liukin - definitely a fan of hers, I LOVED her "ice queen" persona in the 2008 Olympics - but I feel like she's not really adding much with her commentary. The trio they have on the NBC sports app (Jonathon Horton and Courtney Kupets Carter, along with some other guy, forget his name) I really like - they seem more like friends hanging out and having fun, but they also say insightful stuff during the events.
Diving...Cynthia Potter annoyed me during the last Olympics, especially how she fawns over some divers. And I feel like when a dive goes poorly she doesn't always provide insight as to why - maybe that's more interesting to me as a former diver than the average viewer.
The commentators they have for streaming don't seem to say much beyond "that was a good entry!" or "oh, a little over on that one!" so...they're a little meh. Mr. A gets to listen to my commentary on both the diving AND gymnastics, lucky him!
Swimming - Rowdy Gains shouts alllll the time!! He gets super excited! I sort of like him but I wonder if he has any voice left? But I do think it's funny how excited he gets.
I like the commentators for the marathon and the track & field events
And those are my reviews...LOL!
I went and watched most of the women's gymnastics all around final online because I was worried they would wait forever to show it like the team final. It wasn't quite as late, but it was still really frustrating. And the lack of men's gymnastics made me really annoyed - I wanted to see that!
Watch the men's stuff online - I did! Men's floor was GREAT to watch - I really enjoyed the Brazilian gymnasts in particular. You could tell how much it meant to them to be there and they were SO happy. It was pretty adorable.
So do they often have running themed mugs? Because I might need one of those - and are they different than the rapid refill mugs you get with a dining plan? We are thinking about one for February which is why I ask
NO - this was NOT a dining plan mug. This is a mug you would get in the parks at one of the little snack kiosks. My BFF saw someone with it on Twitter or Facebook and we found it in the Magic Kingdom, at a kiosk in Tomorrowland. I forget how much it cost but we got them filled with hot chocolate!
I don't know how often they do mugs like that, but I'm definitely keeping an eye out from now on!!
Thank you so much for the links - I now have area loop music for my runs and I'm so excited!
Woohoooo, enjoy! I listen to Disney Parks Loops ALLLL the time - especially when making dinner and running my long runs.
And congratulations on your race - I think with the weather conditions you certainly have improved more than it feels like right now, even though it's hard to not make a time that you had wanted.
I hope so! I mean - I KNOW I have, I guess it was just frustrating not to actually see that reflected in the clock, you know? I'm such a left-brained person, I need to see the numbers improving!
Congrats on giving it your best!
Thanks John!
Now I want a beer AND a cheesesteak. But you can keep the banana.
I didn't even eat the banana.
My stomach was just like "...could you not."
I know! Can you believe she kept the banana and skipped the beer? What is this world coming to?
*hangs head in shame* Neither were appealing to me right after the race! The only thing I wanted to do was take a shower! I'll drink an Oktoberfest later to make up for it.
LOVE the Dahlia InB kit. I ordered it too.
I also ordered the light speed shirt for Chris. He wore his club rock star shorts this weekend and really liked them and I think that shirt would go well with them. I like Dahlia with both the bee skirt (hey, bees love flowers, right?) and zen. I thought about getting Chris that traction shirt but he tends to like lighter colored shirts more.
Yay! You will love it, soooo pretty. I'm not sure if I mentioned it but I managed to snag a pair of the Rockstar shorts for Will on Facebook and he really likes them too! I think having the pocket for his phone is a game changer.
Yay for getting Mr. A's flight booked and congrats on his finishing up another semester toward his masters. One more summer sounds awesome! It will be over before he knows it.
Yes!! I will be so glad when he is done, these short, packed semesters are pretty draining for him! I guess it's better than trying to go to classes during the school year, though.
Pretty cool having the blimp at the beginning of your race though. That whole porta potty thing would have made me very uncomfortable. I get being frustrated at line cutters, but I don't see the point in getting so bent out of shape that you are yelling at people.
Right?! That was the weirdest thing! When I was standing in line I was thinking that I probably should have arrived 10-15 minutes earlier just to give myself some extra time, so maybe this guy was getting anxious because the race was starting soon, but he WAY overreacted, and even though they shouldn't have cut the line, I don't think he had any right to yell at them like that. It was definitely very, very uncomfortable.
Congrats on the race and I like that medal! Seems to me that given the conditions you did pretty well. I know that the last couple of years for me, heat and humidity just kill me and my time suffers as a result. So, well done and good luck with hitting the yoga again this week. I've been a total loser on doing anything but the bare minimum of running lately and it's totally showing.
I blame the Olympics.
I'm so with you, the heat and humidity are killers! I'm so glad that it was overcast, I think if we'd been in full sun I'd probably still be out there trying to finish!
You're NOT a loser. I think you're awesome!
I too blame the Olympics for my general laziness lately!
Having said that, I was watching the marathon yesterday and the NBC guy said "welcome to the second week of the Olympics" or something and I got sad because it's almost over already! wahhhh.
You do bring up some good points. I have to admit...I totally forgot about said appointment so I haven't thought about it much! 
Welcome!! Thanks for checking out my ramblings. Which California race are you guys looking at?!
The older capris are WAY better.
and was my first ever 10k. I've been officially running for 3 weeks, so I wasn't quite ready, but ended up with 1:12:32. I've submitted for my POT for Princess, but am hoping to drop it a bit in my second 10k in September (and hopefully more manageable temps - it was so hard to breathe in that heavy air!) Well done on your 10k time - the heat and humidity definitely has an major affect on output + still dealing with injury and sickness. Nothing to hang your head about at all!!!
